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2021 Reflection: This was a rollercoaster year for me! I originally set a goal of 200 books for the year, but in March I hit a huge depression and I actually went 2 whole weeks without reading anything! But then I got some medication adjustments and I was back to it, but then I lowered my goal to 150. For the last 5 years I have reviewed (almost) everything I have read. So in 2021 I decided to start a blog page about it. So..... in 2021 I completed a total of 170 books. 109 books read, 34 of them top reads. 57 audio books heard, 14 of them top listens. Of all 170 books, 29 were New To Me authors, 14 were BETA reads and 34 of them I could NOT put down! Now... here is to 2022 and completing the goals I have set for myself this year!!!

Nashville Nights by Julie Capulet My rating: 4 of 5 stars This 2nd book in the Music City Lovers series is all about addiction.  Addiction to alcohol.  Addiction to drugs.  Addiction to sex.  Addiction to feeling needed.  I can't lie.... this story reeks of co-dependency.  And I suppose that works for some people.  The fact that Gigi has gone to school for psychological issues probably helps them navigate their way through the relationship.  They are most definitely HOT AF!  Vaughn wasn't as swoony as Travis was.... I had thought he was going to be more so but that wasn't they kind if Hero he was.  Gigi was absolutely the dedicated heroine that I knew she would be based on her interactions with her family in Ruby's story.  It was a pretty good story, and if I didn't have personal experience with co-dependency I would have probably thought it more romantic that she seems to be the only one that could help...

Breaking Donatella by Raisa Greywood My rating: 4 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 I really enjoyed the story that was happening here, but for some reason I just couldn't connect to the characters at all. I can not pinpoint what it was about them. I usually have no problem with arranged or coerced marriage stories, but I just didn't feel like they connected on much more than a sexual level. I thought that his "grand gesture" was great. But then I also had a hard time with his reasoning behind why he was a jerk in the first place. The narration was fine. And I really like the bad-ass that Ella was! She was totally striving to be in control of her own life! Story 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Swoon 😍 Angst 💔 Narration 👏👏👏👏 View all my reviews

Nashville Days: by Julie Capulet My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed Travis and Ruby's story!  There were hot and entertaining.  I love that he was able to help her make her dreams come true.... I do with that there would have been more play up and angst with the Chase storyline. The fact that Travis was basically all in right from the beginning was a nice change of pace from most books out there.  And when you figure out what is holding Ruby back..... well it did make my eyes sting a bit.  Meanwhile you got to meet the other band members (aka Travis' family!) and I am quite eager to see what happens with them and if they are able to get their own HEA!   Story    🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice    🔥🔥🔥🔥    Swoon   😍😍😍😍 Angst    💔 View all my reviews

Beneath the Hood by Emily McIntire My rating: 5 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧   ✨A TOP LISTEN of 2021✨ If you didn't already LOVE Jackson Rhoads then you sure the hell will now!  Holy swooniness!  When we left him, Jackson was moving to California full time to get away from Alina so he could "get over her".  What gets me about this is that he was in love with her for years, but she had never given him reason to think that she saw him as anything other than a friend.... so that bugged me a bit.  So I was super excited that he was working on moving on to Blakely.  Blakely has anxiety and OCD (along with a bit of anorexia mixed in there).  Well Jackson goes right back into that role of wanting to be there for women who need him.  Problem is that everyone else around her doesn't see what is going on.... only him.  And when they finally get together it is HOT! I think that Blakely is really great for him, and he is fantastic for h...

Her Prodigal Passion by Grace Callaway My rating: 5 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 Another great story!  I love Paul and Charity!  I think they are absolutely perfect together!  I love that she had the unrequited love for many years and was a total wallflower that no one ever noticed.  Paul was the brother of her best friend who would usually ask her to dance at the parties so that she wasn't completely alone all the time.  The more she knew him, the more in love she fell.  And she would do anything to help him (and his sister).  He's the type that thinks he needs to be honorable when Charity is "ruined" thanks to him..... but she doesn't want him to HAVE to marry her!  But that is what happens anyway.  They start out pretty well and have a great relationship at the beginning of their marriage...but as soon as they get back to the real world things start working against them (like it dies for everyone).  The ang...

Twelve Naughty Days by K.A. Linde My rating: 5 of 5 stars This anthology is HOT AF!  OMG!  These are short stories that coincide with the 12 days of Christmas.... kind of.  The heat level is seriously off the charts!  These are about some couples that we have already met in some of the authors' other books, or a secondary character that was mentioned.  But the did not fail to pull me in 100% to these stories.... even though some of the authors were totally new to me!  Laurelin Paige gave us some much anticipated glimpses into Donavan's brain and the way he thinks of things and how he sees his relationship with Sabrina!  It was so fascinating!  (probably my favorite of the stories because I have been on LOVE with this couple since their beginning!).  Fiona Cole took us back into the world of Voyeur and I WAS SO HERE FOR IT!  So hot!  I will absolutely want to go back and read these again...... ...

Hostile Takeover by Amelia Wilde My rating: 5 of 5 stars For the love of all that is hot and bothered!  I am still panting!  And MAD AF!  In this book.... everything is out in the open with Charlotte's parents..... and like the true society viper she is, Mrs. Van Kemp has no problem using anything and anyone to get her way.  As if they didn't already cause so much trouble, they are in it cause some more.  Meanwhile Charlotte and Mason turn up the heat to scorching levels!  And she begins to worm her way into his heart a little more each time they are together!  The cliffy at the end has me seeing red! And I am ready for the conclusion NOW!!! Story     🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice       🔥🔥🔥🔥 Swoon     😍😍😍😍 Angst       💔💔💔 View all my reviews

The Thorns Remain by Jennifer Hartmann My rating: 5 of 5 stars ✨A TOP READ OF 2021✨ New to me authors!  And I was not prepared!  This book took my heart and ripped it out of my chest.  Then it stomped on it.  And then when I thought that it was already beat to a pulp...... the book stomped on it some more!  Evan is a Hero that will have you questioning your morals.  But he is the epitome of the "I'm a lover not a fighter" type hero that tries to be a fighter only to fall hard back into that lover role! The slow burn of this book is almost infuriating at times!  But damn when they finally get to it..... so worth the wait!  Josie is the type of heroine that you just want to yell at because you totally think that she is settling for WAY less than she deserves!   This cast of characters are all morally flawed (some more than others).  And I promise you that there will be times when you want to bitch slap eve...

Bad Blood by Cora Kenborn My rating: 5 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 New to me authors..... I did not know the previous series about the rival cartels. But now I want to! This ended on a cliffhanger that I can not get out of my brain. Santi and Talia don't know that they have met before! They don't know why they are drawn to one another when they have been raised to hate the other. He catches her counting cards in his casino, gets information and then blackmails her into marrying him to get back at her family. He doesn't realize that he is going to fall for her in the process and not want to let her go. The sexual tension was superb! The suspense and thought provoking storyline was FANTASTIC! The angst of the heartbreak hit me right in the gut! This story was ON POINT! And now I need to get the other half of it before my brain goes haywire trying to figure it all out! The narration was SO good! I really bought into the feelings they portrayed and the changing of...

Miss Treated by Aubrey Bondurant My rating: 5 of 5 stars ✨A TOP READ OF 2021✨ OH THE FEELS!  And a super high swoon factor!  Dominic Chambers is super cocky without being a douche!  He is freaking wonderful!  I am not sure how the heck Aubrey does it.... but she has me wanting to claim 80% on he men she writes as my own!  And he is JUST the kind of man that Kelsey needs!  She managed to come into his life at just the right time.  The angst is mild..... when the heartbreak moment happened.... my heart did a bit of a dip into my stomach.  Kelsey is one of the strongest heroines that I have read about in a while.  She is rising above the crap that was thrown at her by the woman who "raised" her and the man that was supposed to love her.  I totally feel like the love that Dominic has to give will be PERFECT for her!  I am just so in love with this couple!  Definitely one that everyone needs to read!   Story...

A Billion Decisions by Jessa York My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well..... in this installment Eve gets a HUGE information dump!  She thought she wanted to know.... well now she does!  And not just about Nick..... but about others in her life who she had no idea were even into anything at all!  It was totally eye opening for her and you get the complete sense of how naïve she has been!  But now she has to decide who she is going to keep around and who she is going to cut out of her life.  And while she is at all this..... the world is still a turnin and things are still happening...... plans are still in motion and not only does she not have control of it.... some things she STILL doesn't fully understand!   WHERE IS BOOK 7?!?!?!?   Story     🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice      🔥🔥🔥 Swoon    😍 Angst       💔💔💔 View all my reviews

A Billion Consequences by Jessa York My rating: 5 of 5 stars Please raise your hand of you feel personally victimized by Jessa York and the Rosetti Crime Family series!   What the ever loving fuck is happening here?  All the twists and turns are keeping me on the edge of my seat!  Every time I start to think that they may get their happily ever after..... BAM!  Another cliffy!  While this book isn't quite as spicy as the others in the series..... there is A LOT more story to it that kept me turning the pages until I got to the very end!  Now I need the next one!!!   Story    🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice     🔥🔥 Swoon    😍😍😍 Angst     💔💔💔 View all my reviews

A Billion Lies by Jessa York My rating: 5 of 5 stars Well..... the HOT AF adventures of Nick and Eve continue... AND I AM HERE FOR IT!!!! Just when you thing Jessa York can not make this couple and their story any hotter..... she lights another fire.... and throws lighter fluid on it! As you can imagine, Nick had some cheesy 80's movie type groveling to do this time! And he definitely stepped up with it! A+++ for that effort! Man I was all swoony over that! This couple just makes me happy! I can not get enough of them and love them to pieces! Story 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Swoon 😍😍😍 Angst 💔💔 View all my reviews

Incorrigible by S.M. Shade My rating: 5 of 5 stars ✨A TOP READ OF 2021✨ I FLOVE SM SHADE ROM-COMS!! She never fails to have me laughing so hard! This story was no exception! This one actually had me laughing so hard that my stomach was hurting! Marty and Zara were just fantastic! I loved the feminist aspect of this story and that it wasn't dropped! Marty was totally swoony! And for someone that was a womanizer through the other books in the series.... he fell HARD and it was a complete joy to see! Zara was 100% the PERFECT one for him! She made him WORK for it..... like he wasn't just going to charm his way into her heart and he had to do a lot more than just sexual things to get her love. These stories are so much fun to read and I usually devour them in about a day! Story 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice 🔥🔥🔥 Swoon 😍😍😍😍 Angst 💔💔 Comedy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 View all my reviews

Her Protector's Pleasure by Grace Callaway My rating: 4 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 I rather enjoyed this story!  I was really impressed with the back story to Marianne!  She had so much more happening in her own world while she was in the other stories helping Helena and then Percy with their love lives!  Her lack of trust in the male species is totally understandable!  Even going all the way back to her father, there haven't been many that have given her cause to trust any of them.  Ambrose is a WHOLE other story!  Unfortunately he does a few things that make him look like he can not be trusted either!  Their chemistry and banter was just so on point!  I love that they could work together and that despite how stubborn and independent each of them were....they could still admit when they are wrong and apologize when they needed to!   Narration was just as good as the others in the series..... I was totally e...

Beneath the Stands by Emily McIntire My rating: 5 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 Man this Sugar Lake series has got me feeling it all!  I totally went into this book not liking Eli AT ALL!  From that last book where he was a side character (but not a whole lot since he really didn't spend much time with his family) he made himself really unlikable to me.  But given what I had learned about him and Becca in the book I really needed to know what happened with them.... so here I am. The characters in this series are very FRUSTRATINGLY real!  They could very much be your next door neighbors!  Dealing with the same type of real life issues that we all see on a daily basis.  So the stories have hit me in the gut.  I kept listening, hoping that Eli would do or say something to make me like him..... and it was not there.  Even when in his own POV the way that he looked at things, reacted to situations and things he said had me gr...

Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn My rating: 5 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 I really enjoyed Penelope and Collin's story!  There was nothing really spicy, swoony or angsty about it.... but the heart of the story was great! I love that she was the girl that was always there and that he needed to grow up before he noticed her as more than his sister's friend.  The Bridgerton family is really just so much fun in general!  I really love the way they all interact with each other.  This series is a total joy to listen to because it isn't just about the love interest, but the family is a HUGE part also.  And they are all fantastic and I look forward to getting to the next one!  Story      🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice       🔥🔥 Swoon      😍😍😍 Angst      💔💔 Narration  👏👏👏👏 View all my reviews

Sweet Devil by Becker Gray My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another fantastic story from the Hellfire Club!  I was so ready to get into Rhys and Serafina's story!  I could not WAIT to see what their deal was..... well it threw me for a loop!  I was not expecting THAT to happen!  There was some great suspenseful stuff happening.  I was totally captivated and could not put it down!  Serafina is a total badass and Rhys had to help her bring it out, which was SO much fun to read about!  They banter that these 2 have that would then turn into a 🔥 moment was just AWESOME!  I am so in love with this series, and while I know that it is the end of this class of Hellfire guys.... I am hoping to get some more from the next class!  Loved it so much!  Definitely would recommend for anyone that like YA/NA books!   Story      🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice       🔥🔥🔥🔥 Swoon      😍😍...

Heiress Without a Cause by Sara Ramsey My rating: 4 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 Another enjoyable historical listen!  I really love Madeleine and Ferguson  are such a great match right from the beginning!  She is basically a spinster and he wants her to help debut his younger sisters.  Then he finds out that she is an actress using a stage name so no one knows that it is her.  He helps her keep the secret.  And this Duke that had no intentions of ever getting married or even staying in London, falls in love with the spinster..... and then he has to convince her to marry him... He got super swoony there after he "ruined" her.  I do think that I will listen to the next book in the series.   Story      🌟🌟🌟🌟 Spice       🔥🔥🔥 Swoon     😍😍😍😍 Angst      💔💔 Narration   👏👏👏👏 View all my reviews

These Thorn Kisses by Saffron A. Kent My rating: 5 of 5 stars ✨A TOP READ OF 2021✨ Saffron A Kent is one of my forever favorites!  If I want an age gap, super possessive,  super protective, mildly dirty talking Hero with a story that has angst and TONS of sexual tension.... her books are my first choice!  She has it nailed!  This story is about Conrad (Callie's brother) and Brownwyn (Callie's best friend).  Turns out ..... her best friends brother is they dream man that they both spent many hours fantasizing about!  And as with the other books in this series about the Rebels of St Mary's..... this story is heavy on dreams! The message is to keep in dreaming, no matter what.  Even if you have to change up your dream, or just tweak it to fit your new circumstances, keep on dreaming or you will never have dreams come true!  I kind of feel like Conrad takes on trying to protect Wyn, because he no longer has Callie to look ...

Benny from the Block by K.C. Kassidy My rating: 3 of 5 stars While this was a really good story I can not say that I absolutely LOVED it!  I really did love the premise.... bullied gay kind from school is the principal for his tormentor's teenage son.  No longer a tormentor the bully finds he also likes men and starts to change..... but then falls back into old ways (because they always do).  The only issue that I had was that with this kind of story, with a lot of emotion involved for so many different people, I just didn't feel that emotion.  I was prepared to feel gutted for William, and confused for Benny..... but that just didn't come out for me that much.   The sexy times were super spicy, but the other emotions just didn't hit me.  They were there, in th writing, but not in a way that grabbed me.   Story    🌟🌟🌟 Spice    🔥🔥🔥🔥 Swoon   😍 Angst     💔 ...

Her Wanton Wager by Grace Callaway My rating: 4 of 5 stars 🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧 Man! Gavin just wants to be loved!!!  This was a great story.  Gavin and Percy are freaking HOT AF!  I love how open she was to being with him and trying things with him.  And their scenes were SPICY and they didn't even have and d in p until the freaking end!  But they sure did a lot of other stuff!  There was also a great back story along with this that is kind of continued from Her Husband's Harlot (these are both standalones, but if you read them in order you would get more of the back story).  Both Gavin and Percy really just want to be loved and to be the one that is chosen first..... which makes their choices a bit difficult to make when the angst and stuff happens. Definitely a book that I would tell others to read or listen to.  It was very easy to stay interested.  And the narration was on point.   Story    ...